Wife Shoots Husband Who Shot Chicken, Police Say

The Indy Channel ^ | September 6, 2006 | AP

[Abathar]

Neighbor Says There Were Dead Chickens All Over

CHESHIRE, Ore. -- An Oregon woman is accused of shooting her husband after he shot her pet chicken.

The Eugene-Register Guard reported Mary Kay Gray, 58, has been jailed on felony assault charges.

Her husband, Stanley Edward Gray, 43, is recovering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder. The chicken died at the scene.

Lane County sheriff's Sgt. Clint Riley said the couple had been working around their yard and drinking on Labor Day. They got into an argument after Stanley Gray shot the chicken with a .44 caliber handgun.

"We don't know if it was an accident or if it was on purpose," Riley said of the chicken's death. "It depends who you ask."

But sheriff's deputies said Gray shot her husband with a .22 caliber rifle in an apparent act of retaliation.

A neighbor said when she arrived home Monday night there were police cars clustered at the bottom of the driveway and deputies escorted her to her front door.

"It looked like 'CSI,' " Cheyenne Dickenson told the Register-Guard. "There were dead chickens lying all over the place."

[LongElegantLegs]

It sounds like a line from a Far Side cartoon.

[verum ago]

I cracked up when I saw that too
(can't you just picture the paramedics trying desperately to save it?): Don't you die on me, dammit! Clear! *ZAP*

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

If someone shoots one of my pets, I might get annoyed.

[r9etb]

Husband 43, Wife 58, Drinking, Gunfire, Dead Chickens, Retaliatory Gunfire.....

Google's Satellite Map seems to indicate that Chesire, OR is a mobile home park.

Imagine that.

[synbad600]

Just don't shoot my Rabbit.

"The chicken died at the scene" cracked me up too. What, was it supposed to be EMSed to the vet?

[NonValueAdded]

He used a .44 and she a .22? Sounds like she should get two shots at him to make it fair.

[NonValueAdded]

I cracked up when I saw that too (can't you just picture the paramedics trying desperately to save it?): Don't you die on me, dammit! Clear! *ZAP*

And from a distance you'd hear, "Is that fried chicken I smell? Hey, Harry, zap it again, I like extra crispy!"

[MrEdd]

Buk Buk B'gawk?

[Deguello]

"There were dead chickens lying all over the place."

Would that be the classic case of mass hysteria or did he just shoot the wrong chicken after both took out the feral birds?

[Dumpster Baby]

Choke that chicken!

[snarks_when_bored]

A 2-fer...chick abuse and hick abuse in one story.

[Redcloak]

There was nuthin' left but half a McNugget.

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[School of Rational Thought]

Maybe the problem was he was tired of choking the chicken. ;-)

[Still Thinking]

"You shoot my chicken, I'll shoot your cock!"

[P8riot]

I guess he should have choked the chicken instead of shooting it, eh?

Naah, he'd have gone blind from doing that.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Now That I've Dried My Eyes(snicker) A Cop I Know Went On A Disturbance Call,,Ol'Woman Met Him At The Curb,,Upset And Pointin' At The Corner Of The House,,Cop Went To See,,,,,
Bout' That Time,,Here Comes A Highly Pi**ed Off Fightin'
Chickin'(Game Cock) A'comin' Round The House In Full Assault Mode,,,In One Smooth And Deadly Motion,,The Officer
Drew His Last Resort,,S-n-W Mod. 27,,357 MAG. 125gr. JHP.
And Fired (In Fear Of His Life),,,,The Villain Never Had A Chance,,,And Another one Bites The Dust,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,